The WPA Redeemer Narratives: White Mississippians and Reconstruction Memory in the New Deal Era.

The article explores the works of Works Progress Administration (WPA) in shaping the collective memory of Reconstruction in Mississippi during the 1930s. It highlights the local struggles and personal contributions of formerly enslaved Mississippians to Reconstruction's demise. The WPA redeemer narr...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Southern History Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 99 - 135
Autor principal:	WARD, JASON MORGAN
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Southern Historical Association Feb2025
Materias:	United States. Works Progress Administration Collective memory Reconstruction (1914-1939) New Deal, 1933-1939 Enslaved persons Mississippi
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Sumario:	The article explores the works of Works Progress Administration (WPA) in shaping the collective memory of Reconstruction in Mississippi during the 1930s. It highlights the local struggles and personal contributions of formerly enslaved Mississippians to Reconstruction's demise. The WPA redeemer narratives reveal the lessons of Reconstruction through several years of mediation and why particular memories resonated in economic and political turmoil.